Muamba to carry Olympic torch
Reuters - Friday 20 July 2012, 17:51
Bolton Wanderers player Fabrice
Muamba, who almost died after suffering cardiac arrest in an FA
Cup tie this year, will carry the Olympic torch on Saturday,
organisers said.
Muamba, who moved to the London borough of Waltham Forest
from the Democratic Republic of Congo when he was 11, will carry
the flame as the torch relay reaches the capital's suburbs.
"As an ex-Waltham Forest schoolboy Fabrice Muamba has strong
ties with the borough and has seen the area transform in the run
up to the Olympic Games," Chris Robbins, the leader of Waltham
Forest council, said in a statement.
"His drive, courage and determination to return to
top-flight football have been remarkable and he has proved to be
a great role model to Waltham Forest's young people."
Muamba needed life-saving treatment after his heart stopped
when he collapsed on the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart
Lane ground on March 17.
The 24-year-old, whose heart stopped for 78 minutes, spent
four weeks in hospital where he made a remarkable recovery.